Billy Kirton

Date of birth02 December 1896
Place of birthNewcastle
NationalityEnglish
PositionInside right/Outside right

England International

With Aston Villa, FA Cup winner 1920 and runner-up 1924.

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1919-20 Aston Villa FA Cup 6
1
1919-20 Aston Villa League Division One 32
15
1920-21 Aston Villa FA Cup 5
1920-21 Aston Villa League Division One 31
7
1921-22 Aston Villa FA Cup 6
2
1921-22 Aston Villa League Division One 35
11
1922-23 Aston Villa FA Cup 1
1922-23 Aston Villa League Division One 31
7
1923-24 Aston Villa FA Cup 6
1
1923-24 Aston Villa League Division One 39
6
1924-25 Aston Villa FA Cup 4
1924-25 Aston Villa League Division One 33
6
1925-26 Aston Villa FA Cup 4
2
1925-26 Aston Villa League Division One 20
1926-27 Aston Villa League Division One 8
1
1928-29 Coventry City Division Three (South) 13
1928-29 Coventry City FA Cup 1
1929-30 Coventry City Division Three (South) 3


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
25 Oct 1919 Middlesbrough v Aston Villa W 1-4 League Division One
01 Nov 1919 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough W 5-3 League Division One
10 Nov 1919 West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Division One
15 Nov 1919 Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion L 2-4 League Division One
22 Nov 1919 Sheffield United v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Division One
29 Nov 1919 Aston Villa v Sheffield United W 4-0 League Division One
06 Dec 1919 Aston Villa v Manchester United W 2-0 League Division One
13 Dec 1919 Manchester United v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Division One
20 Dec 1919 Aston Villa v Oldham Athletic W 3-0 League Division One
25 Dec 1919 Aston Villa v Chelsea W 5-2 League Division One
27 Dec 1919 Oldham Athletic v Aston Villa W 0-3 League Division One
01 Jan 1920 Newcastle United v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
03 Jan 1920 Aston Villa v Burnley D 2-2 League Division One
10 Jan 1920 Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers W 2-1 FA Cup 1st round
17 Jan 1920 Burnley v Aston Villa D 0-0 League Division One
24 Jan 1920 Arsenal v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Division One
31 Jan 1920 Manchester United v Aston Villa W 1-2 FA Cup 2nd round
07 Feb 1920 Everton v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
11 Feb 1920 Aston Villa v Arsenal W 2-1 League Division One
14 Feb 1920 Aston Villa v Everton D 2-2 League Division One
21 Feb 1920 Aston Villa v Sunderland W 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round
28 Feb 1920 Aston Villa v Bradford City W 3-1 League Division One
06 Mar 1920 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa W 0-1 FA Cup Quarter-final
13 Mar 1920 Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
17 Mar 1920 Bradford City v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Division One
20 Mar 1920 Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers L 1-2 League Division One
27 Mar 1920 Aston Villa v Chelsea W 3-1 FA Cup Semi-final
02 Apr 1920 Chelsea v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
03 Apr 1920 Aston Villa v Notts County W 3-1 League Division One
05 Apr 1920 Aston Villa v Newcastle United W 4-0 League Division One
07 Apr 1920 Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers L 3-6 League Division One
10 Apr 1920 Notts County v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
15 Apr 1920 Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa L 5-1 League Division One
17 Apr 1920 Aston Villa v Sheffield Wednesday W 3-1 League Division One
24 Apr 1920 Aston Villa v Huddersfield Town W 1-0 FA Cup Final
26 Apr 1920 Aston Villa v Manchester City L 0-1 League Division One
29 Apr 1920 Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Division One
01 May 1920 Manchester City v Aston Villa D 2-2 League Division One
28 Aug 1920 Aston Villa v Arsenal W 5-0 League Division One
30 Aug 1920 Manchester City v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Division One
04 Sep 1920 Arsenal v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Division One
06 Sep 1920 Aston Villa v Manchester City W 3-1 League Division One
11 Sep 1920 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur W 4-2 League Division One
15 Sep 1920 Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa L 5-0 League Division One
18 Sep 1920 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Division One
25 Sep 1920 Aston Villa v Oldham Athletic W 3-0 League Division One
02 Oct 1920 Oldham Athletic v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
09 Oct 1920 Aston Villa v Preston North End W 1-0 League Division One
16 Oct 1920 Preston North End v Aston Villa L 6-1 League Division One
23 Oct 1920 Aston Villa v Sheffield United W 4-0 League Division One
30 Oct 1920 Sheffield United v Aston Villa D 0-0 League Division One
06 Nov 1920 Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion D 0-0 League Division One
13 Nov 1920 West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
20 Nov 1920 Aston Villa v Bradford Park Avenue W 4-1 League Division One
27 Nov 1920 Bradford Park Avenue v Aston Villa L 4-0 League Division One
04 Dec 1920 Newcastle United v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
11 Dec 1920 Aston Villa v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
18 Dec 1920 Liverpool v Aston Villa L 4-1 League Division One
25 Dec 1920 Aston Villa v Manchester United L 3-4 League Division One
27 Dec 1920 Manchester United v Aston Villa W 1-3 League Division One
08 Jan 1921 Aston Villa v Bristol City W 2-0 FA Cup 1st round
15 Jan 1921 Aston Villa v Everton L 1-3 League Division One
22 Jan 1921 Everton v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
29 Jan 1921 Notts County v Aston Villa D 0-0 FA Cup 2nd round
02 Feb 1921 Aston Villa v Notts County W 1-0 FA Cup 2nd round replay
05 Feb 1921 Burnley v Aston Villa L 7-1 League Division One
09 Feb 1921 Aston Villa v Burnley D 0-0 League Division One
12 Feb 1921 Aston Villa v Sunderland L 1-5 League Division One
19 Feb 1921 Aston Villa v Huddersfield Town W 2-0 FA Cup 3rd round
05 Mar 1921 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa L 1-0 FA Cup Quarter-final
12 Mar 1921 Aston Villa v Huddersfield Town D 0-0 League Division One
19 Mar 1921 Huddersfield Town v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
16 Apr 1921 Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers W 3-0 League Division One
07 May 1921 Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers W 2-0 League Division One
27 Aug 1921 Manchester City v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
29 Aug 1921 Aston Villa v Cardiff City W 2-1 League Division One
03 Sep 1921 Aston Villa v Manchester City W 4-0 League Division One
05 Sep 1921 Cardiff City v Aston Villa W 0-4 League Division One
10 Sep 1921 Preston North End v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
12 Sep 1921 Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers D 1-1 League Division One
17 Sep 1921 Aston Villa v Preston North End W 2-0 League Division One
01 Oct 1921 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-1 League Division One
08 Oct 1921 West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Division One
15 Oct 1921 Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion L 0-1 League Division One
29 Oct 1921 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough W 6-2 League Division One
05 Nov 1921 Bradford City v Aston Villa L 3-2 League Division One
12 Nov 1921 Aston Villa v Bradford City W 7-1 League Division One
19 Nov 1921 Aston Villa v Manchester United W 3-1 League Division One
26 Nov 1921 Manchester United v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
17 Dec 1921 Newcastle United v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Division One
24 Dec 1921 Aston Villa v Newcastle United W 1-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1921 Sheffield United v Aston Villa W 2-3 League Division One
27 Dec 1921 Aston Villa v Sheffield United W 5-3 League Division One
31 Dec 1921 Burnley v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
07 Jan 1922 Aston Villa v Derby County W 6-1 FA Cup 1st round
14 Jan 1922 Aston Villa v Burnley W 2-0 League Division One
21 Jan 1922 Everton v Aston Villa L 3-2 League Division One
28 Jan 1922 Aston Villa v Luton Town W 1-0 FA Cup 2nd round
04 Feb 1922 Sunderland v Aston Villa W 1-4 League Division One
08 Feb 1922 Aston Villa v Everton W 2-1 League Division One
11 Feb 1922 Aston Villa v Sunderland W 2-0 League Division One
18 Feb 1922 Stoke v Aston Villa D 0-0 FA Cup 3rd round
22 Feb 1922 Aston Villa v Stoke W 4-0 FA Cup 3rd round replay
25 Feb 1922 Aston Villa v Huddersfield Town W 2-0 League Division One
04 Mar 1922 Notts County v Aston Villa D 2-2 FA Cup Quarter-final
08 Mar 1922 Aston Villa v Notts County L 3-4 FA Cup Quarter-final replay
11 Mar 1922 Aston Villa v Birmingham City D 1-1 League Division One
15 Mar 1922 Birmingham City v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
18 Mar 1922 Aston Villa v Arsenal W 2-0 League Division One
25 Mar 1922 Arsenal v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
05 Apr 1922 Huddersfield Town v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
15 Apr 1922 Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers W 2-1 League Division One
17 Apr 1922 Aston Villa v Chelsea L 1-4 League Division One
22 Apr 1922 Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
06 May 1922 Oldham Athletic v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Division One
26 Aug 1922 Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers W 2-0 League Division One
28 Aug 1922 Cardiff City v Aston Villa L 3-0 League Division One
02 Sep 1922 Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa L 4-2 League Division One
04 Sep 1922 Aston Villa v Cardiff City L 1-3 League Division One
09 Sep 1922 Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion W 2-0 League Division One
16 Sep 1922 West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa L 3-0 League Division One
23 Sep 1922 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough D 2-2 League Division One
30 Sep 1922 Middlesbrough v Aston Villa D 2-2 League Division One
14 Oct 1922 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Division One
21 Oct 1922 Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers W 2-0 League Division One
28 Oct 1922 Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa L 3-0 League Division One
04 Nov 1922 Oldham Athletic v Aston Villa W 0-2 League Division One
11 Nov 1922 Aston Villa v Oldham Athletic W 3-0 League Division One
18 Nov 1922 Liverpool v Aston Villa L 3-0 League Division One
25 Nov 1922 Aston Villa v Liverpool L 0-1 League Division One
02 Dec 1922 Sheffield United v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
09 Dec 1922 Aston Villa v Sheffield United L 0-1 League Division One
23 Dec 1922 Newcastle United v Aston Villa D 0-0 League Division One
25 Dec 1922 Burnley v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1922 Aston Villa v Burnley W 3-1 League Division One
30 Dec 1922 Aston Villa v Preston North End W 1-0 League Division One
06 Jan 1923 Preston North End v Aston Villa L 3-2 League Division One
13 Jan 1923 Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers L 0-1 FA Cup 1st round
20 Jan 1923 Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Division One
27 Jan 1923 Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest W 4-0 League Division One
03 Feb 1923 Aston Villa v Manchester City W 2-0 League Division One
30 Mar 1923 Aston Villa v Chelsea W 1-0 League Division One
31 Mar 1923 Arsenal v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
14 Apr 1923 Everton v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
21 Apr 1923 Aston Villa v Everton W 3-0 League Division One
28 Apr 1923 Sunderland v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
05 May 1923 Aston Villa v Sunderland W 1-0 League Division One
25 Aug 1923 Birmingham City v Aston Villa L 3-0 League Division One
29 Aug 1923 Aston Villa v Manchester City W 2-0 League Division One
01 Sep 1923 Aston Villa v Birmingham City D 0-0 League Division One
05 Sep 1923 Manchester City v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Division One
08 Sep 1923 Chelsea v Aston Villa D 0-0 League Division One
12 Sep 1923 Aston Villa v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
15 Sep 1923 Aston Villa v Chelsea D 0-0 League Division One
19 Sep 1923 Everton v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
22 Sep 1923 Preston North End v Aston Villa D 2-2 League Division One
29 Sep 1923 Aston Villa v Preston North End W 5-1 League Division One
06 Oct 1923 Burnley v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Division One
13 Oct 1923 Aston Villa v Burnley D 1-1 League Division One
20 Oct 1923 West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
27 Oct 1923 Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion W 4-0 League Division One
03 Nov 1923 Aston Villa v Notts County D 0-0 League Division One
10 Nov 1923 Notts County v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Division One
17 Nov 1923 Aston Villa v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
24 Nov 1923 Liverpool v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Division One
01 Dec 1923 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough D 0-0 League Division One
08 Dec 1923 Middlesbrough v Aston Villa W 0-2 League Division One
15 Dec 1923 Sheffield United v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
22 Dec 1923 Aston Villa v Sheffield United D 2-2 League Division One
25 Dec 1923 Aston Villa v West Ham United D 1-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1923 West Ham United v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
29 Dec 1923 Aston Villa v Cardiff City W 2-1 League Division One
01 Jan 1924 Newcastle United v Aston Villa L 4-1 League Division One
05 Jan 1924 Cardiff City v Aston Villa W 0-2 League Division One
12 Jan 1924 Ashington v Aston Villa W 1-5 FA Cup 1st round
19 Jan 1924 Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
26 Jan 1924 Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers W 1-0 League Division One
02 Feb 1924 Swansea Town v Aston Villa W 0-2 FA Cup 2nd round
09 Feb 1924 Aston Villa v Sunderland L 0-1 League Division One
13 Feb 1924 Sunderland v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
16 Feb 1924 Arsenal v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Division One
23 Feb 1924 Aston Villa v Leeds United W 3-0 FA Cup 3rd round
01 Mar 1924 Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Division One
08 Mar 1924 West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa W 0-2 FA Cup Quarter-final
12 Mar 1924 Aston Villa v Arsenal W 2-1 League Division One
15 Mar 1924 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur D 0-0 League Division One
22 Mar 1924 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa W 2-3 League Division One
29 Mar 1924 Aston Villa v Burnley W 3-0 FA Cup Semi-final
19 Apr 1924 Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest W 2-0 League Division One
21 Apr 1924 Aston Villa v Newcastle United W 6-1 League Division One
26 Apr 1924 Newcastle United v Aston Villa L 2-0 FA Cup Final
30 Apr 1924 Aston Villa v Huddersfield Town W 3-1 League Division One
30 Aug 1924 Liverpool v Aston Villa W 2-4 League Division One
01 Sep 1924 Aston Villa v Bury D 3-3 League Division One
06 Sep 1924 Aston Villa v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
08 Sep 1924 Bury v Aston Villa L 4-3 League Division One
13 Sep 1924 Sheffield United v Aston Villa D 2-2 League Division One
20 Sep 1924 Aston Villa v West Ham United D 1-1 League Division One
27 Sep 1924 Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
02 Oct 1924 Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa W 0-2 League Division One
04 Oct 1924 Aston Villa v Huddersfield Town D 1-1 League Division One
11 Oct 1924 Birmingham City v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
18 Oct 1924 Arsenal v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
25 Oct 1924 Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion W 1-0 League Division One
01 Nov 1924 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa W 1-3 League Division One
08 Nov 1924 Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers D 2-2 League Division One
15 Nov 1924 Notts County v Aston Villa D 0-0 League Division One
22 Nov 1924 Aston Villa v Everton W 3-1 League Division One
29 Nov 1924 Sunderland v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
06 Dec 1924 Aston Villa v Cardiff City L 1-2 League Division One
13 Dec 1924 Preston North End v Aston Villa L 3-2 League Division One
20 Dec 1924 Aston Villa v Burnley W 3-0 League Division One
25 Dec 1924 Leeds United v Aston Villa L 6-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1924 Aston Villa v Leeds United W 2-1 League Division One
03 Jan 1925 Newcastle United v Aston Villa L 4-1 League Division One
10 Jan 1925 Aston Villa v Port Vale W 7-2 FA Cup 1st round
17 Jan 1925 Aston Villa v Sheffield United D 1-1 League Division One
21 Jan 1925 Aston Villa v Liverpool L 1-4 League Division One
24 Jan 1925 West Ham United v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
31 Jan 1925 Swansea Town v Aston Villa W 1-3 FA Cup 2nd round
07 Feb 1925 Huddersfield Town v Aston Villa L 4-1 League Division One
14 Feb 1925 Aston Villa v Birmingham City W 1-0 League Division One
21 Feb 1925 West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
25 Feb 1925 Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion L 1-2 FA Cup 3rd round replay
28 Feb 1925 West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa L 4-1 League Division One
07 Mar 1925 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur L 0-1 League Division One
14 Mar 1925 Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa L 4-0 League Division One
21 Mar 1925 Aston Villa v Notts County D 0-0 League Division One
28 Mar 1925 Everton v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
05 Sep 1925 Leeds United v Aston Villa D 2-2 League Division One
07 Sep 1925 Aston Villa v Manchester United D 2-2 League Division One
12 Sep 1925 Aston Villa v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
17 Oct 1925 Aston Villa v Birmingham City D 3-3 League Division One
24 Oct 1925 Bury v Aston Villa W 2-3 League Division One
31 Oct 1925 Aston Villa v Cardiff City L 0-2 League Division One
02 Jan 1926 Burnley v Aston Villa W 2-3 League Division One
09 Jan 1926 Hull City v Aston Villa W 0-3 FA Cup 3rd round
23 Jan 1926 Newcastle United v Aston Villa D 2-2 League Division One
30 Jan 1926 West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa W 1-2 FA Cup 4th round
03 Feb 1926 Aston Villa v Leeds United W 3-1 League Division One
06 Feb 1926 Notts County v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
13 Feb 1926 Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion W 2-1 League Division One
20 Feb 1926 Aston Villa v Arsenal D 1-1 FA Cup 5th round
24 Feb 1926 Arsenal v Aston Villa L 2-0 FA Cup 5th round replay
27 Feb 1926 Birmingham City v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
06 Mar 1926 Aston Villa v Bury D 1-1 League Division One
10 Mar 1926 Aston Villa v Leicester City D 2-2 League Division One
13 Mar 1926 Cardiff City v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
20 Mar 1926 Aston Villa v Sheffield United D 2-2 League Division One
27 Mar 1926 Huddersfield Town v Aston Villa L 5-1 League Division One
02 Apr 1926 Aston Villa v Arsenal W 3-0 League Division One
03 Apr 1926 Aston Villa v Everton W 3-1 League Division One
05 Apr 1926 Arsenal v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
30 Aug 1926 Aston Villa v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
04 Sep 1926 Aston Villa v Burnley D 1-1 League Division One
08 Sep 1926 Liverpool v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
11 Sep 1926 Cardiff City v Aston Villa W 2-3 League Division One
15 Sep 1926 Leeds United v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Division One
25 Sep 1926 Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers L 3-4 League Division One
19 Mar 1927 Aston Villa v Birmingham City W 4-2 League Division One
02 Apr 1927 Aston Villa v West Ham United L 1-5 League Division One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1921-22 England British Home Championship 1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
22 Oct 1921 Ireland v England D 1-1 British Home Championship


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.